Broadcom has announced that it is now shipping the Tomahawk® 6 – Davisson (TH6-Davisson), a new type of Ethernet switch. This is the company’s third version of a Co-Packaged Optics (CPO).
The TH6-Davisson is designed to meet the growing needs of AI (Artificial Intelligence) networking, featuring an impressive switching capacity of 102.4 terabits per second. This is double the speed of any other CPO switch available today, making it a big improvement for data centers.
The TH6-Davisson is built on Broadcom’s foundation of CPO innovation. It not only offers more speed but also enhances power efficiency and stability, which are essential for connecting different parts of AI systems.
Near Margalit, a Vice President at Broadcom, said, “By making connections more stable and using less energy, we can help make AI training faster and cheaper. This switch allows us to build larger AI systems by improving how well they work together.”
TH6-Davisson BCM78919 Product Highlights
- 102.4 Tbps Switching Capacity
- 16 x 6.4 Tbps Davisson DR Optical Engines
- 200 Gbps per link bandwidth
- Field-Replaceable ELSFP Laser Modules
- Supports Scale-Up cluster size of 512 XPUs and up to 100,000+ XPUs in two-tier networks at 200 Gbps per link
- IEEE 802.3 Compliance — Interoperable with existing 400G and 800G standards.
Broadcom is currently providing the TH6-Davisson BCM78919 to selected early customers and partners. If you’re interested in samples or pricing, please contact your local Broadcom sales representative. For more information about Broadcom’s CPO technology, click here.
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